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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
The Autumn Poultry Yard.
Auar;eon Cultivator

The poultry are no longer able to find
insects in the fields, and as they need some
animal food as well as grain they should
have beef scraps, or fish scraps, nearly ev-
cry cay. If possible, stimulate the early
pullets and the old fowl, which have shed
their feathers, to commence laying before
THANKSGIVING time. II they do IL will not
be difficult, with good food and warm
hen house, to keep them in laying condi-
ton most of the winter. There is no better
method for this than to give warm food in
the morning, which may consist of boiled
potatoes, or other roots, with wheat bran
stirred into it while hot. The meat or fish
scraps may be put into this. Some bury
oats, wheat or barley in pile of straw, 80
that they may keep busy most or the day
scratching it out. At night, just before
they 60 to roost, give as much whole grain
as they will eat. IL they are laying well,
or if not very fat, this may be of corn, but
old fowl should not have much corn when
they are laying, smaller grains being less
fsttening and more stimulating to the egg
producing organs.
Cracked oyster shells or bone should be
furnished two or three times q week, and
so should cabbage leaves, or raw roots of
some kind, TO supply their need OF veteta-
bio food. They should have pure water
by them all the time, or st least furnished
them two OF three times day.
1uc mOIuluk ACCA ohVAAA w HANoA -
soon as they come off tie rcoat, Many
fowl fail to be profitable because they ara
allowed to go hungry for two or three
hours in the morning. Those who cannot
feed their fowl early should place the food
at night where they can find 1t in the
morning.
The young cockerels should be separated
ROW old fowl, and given ali the corn meal
and whole corn that they can eat, that they
nay be ready to serve up at Thanksgiving
| II Christmas. The turkeys also should be
;iven all they will eat, but it is better not
10 confne them, as they lose flesh when
confined, but liberal feeding soon cures
them OF their disposition to roam far.
Before cold weather, make final inspec-
ton of the poultry house, clearing up the
accumulation under the roots, furnishing
supply of clean gravel in one corner for
the fowl 10 pick at, and a heap of dry loan
or ashes in another place for them to
wallow in. Use kerosene and whitewash
freely wherever the presence of vermin is
detected, and take all old straw out OF the
nests and bury it in the manure heap,
| putting a clean supply In its place. Then
make everything snug and warm for the
winter, and put good locks on the doors,
and the fowl viii prove profitable,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Yield of milk and Butter.

An English paper says: In the milk
ing trials at the dairy show the greatest
weight of milk produced in twenty.four
hours was 81 pounds yielded by May
Duchess XVIII, the property OF Mr.. Ed
wards of st. Adams, Mr.. Hornby's COW,
Milk Pail, being close with 81 3 pounds.
These records do not come up to those
credited to Holstein COWS at the New York
dairy show where the prize winners gave
from four pounds three and one-half
ounces to sixty-6Ye pounds fourteen and
one-half ounces of milk; but then the
largest quantity of milk produced only
eleven pounds ten and one half ounces OF
butter, and though the smallest of the
three, that Welded by the famous COW
Glothilde, gave two pounds seven and
onehaf ounces, 1t contains over 81 per cent
of water and l.39 per cent of curd. Short
horns were not tested for butter at the
London dairy show. and IL they had been
q comparison OF gross weight would not
have been fair, seeing that American jud-
ges tolerate butter containing such large
proportions of water and curd. In the
butter test for Jerseys at Islington the
largest quantity produced in q day was l
pound 10 ounces, in which there was pro.
baby nearly as much pure butter as in
the mixture OF butter, water and curd
above referred to, although the little Jer-
sey would consume a great deal less food
than the big Dutch COW. Moreover, the
largest yields OF butter yet recorded at
public trial in America or Canada were
those Of two Jersey cows at Guelph show
IN 1566-namely, 81 pounds and 4
pounds in one day, the highest be-
ing nearly pound greater than the pro-
duct OF Clothilde, the champion butter.
making COW OF all the Holsteins in the
world. Not to be beaten, however, the
owner OF Clothilde declares that since the
New York show the COW has given %
pounds "a ounces of butter In q week, or
over pounds per day, as compared with
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
AsnaraRua OuItura.

A market gardener writes: The stems
having died off naturally, all have been
cleared away, and after hand wedding the
entire plantation good dressing Will be
wheeled on some lard, frosty morning,
and by and by, before renewed growth
commences in spring, We shall hope to
give a supplementary dressing of any kind
of manure that is available. Salt is an
excellent fertilizer for asparagus, but il is
a mistake to suppose that the plants can
not be produced as we'll without il. use
salt for this crop, more especially for the
prevention and destruction of weeds,
which by reason of the thieket formed by
the asparagus stems are apt to overrun
the ground, and being out of sight, are
liable to escape destruction. The raised.
bed fashion OF growing asparagus seems to
me so unnatural that one wonders why
the practice comes into vogue. A plant
that above every thing delights in
a deep, rich soil and an abund-
ance of moisture, SO long as such
moisture is not of toe nature OF q stagDant
pool, Is surely cruelty treated when ele-
waited foot, and sometimes more, above
the ordinary ground level, with good part
of the roots protruding from the sides of
the beds, owing to the shoveling out of the
orthodox alleys between every two rows Of
plants. plant in fairy deep trenches ayard
apart, and cover the crowns to depth OF
six inches, and as the plants get older, the
early top-dressing Of fresh manur5 and soil
keeps the crowns we'll under the soil,
and there being no alleys, the roots have
full run of the land without liability to
injury from exposure, as is the case when
the rows are dressed with the soil taker
from between the lines of plants. This
foregoing remarks, so far as concerns top
dressing, are only applicable to young and
permanent plots. To any that are to b
Necessary.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Deterioration in Small Fruits.

j. 81. Smith, in his paper on this subjact
before the American Pathological Society,
disputes the necessity of deterioration.
The Id strawberry of the wood Is prob
ably no better nor worse than it was two
thousand years ago. Villa fruits do not de-
teriorate or become extinct. The tendency
OF an improved strawberry is to revert to
It's original type; this can be prevented,
however, by holding up its character by
highest cultivation, etc. The fancy berries,
petted under highest culture, give good re-
salts, but fail in the hands of the common
eultivator. The Wilson used to be the
queen of strawberries Now it Is failing in
many sections Why? All improved va
rieties, in order to succeed, should have
the same conditions under which they
originated. The Wilson needs good
soil and frequent renewal. Chsnge
of soil may be needed also,
These conditions are absolutely nee
essary. Plants have to be sold too cheap;
hence are often poorly grown aud poorly
packed. Poor plants set in poor and poor
ly-cared-for soil, unprotected, struggle
along for few years, but finally result in
almost utter failure. The runners of
planted again. This has been going on
fer about thirty years, and everybody
cries: "The Wilson is no longer a success"
Under the circumstances it is q wonder
only that it has stood so long. Our ignor-
ance, our carelessness, our stupidity, and
neglect have caused its deterioration.
Now let US try another treatment. Take
young, vigorous runners from healthy
plants, pick off the first blossoms, give
highest cultivation, gather one crop and
replant on some other place. Under this
treatment the Wilson does not run out,"
but seems to improve. Give each variety
of small fruits such soil, food, care, and
protect on as it requires, or suffer the con-
sequences.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23

Known In some parts OF New York. an
order recently sent to a firm In that State
bringing back the reply that it was the
first inquiry they had ever received for the
Gear. A Philadelphian, well acquainted
with the subject says If the popularity of
kinds can be judged OF by what are planted
it runs about as follows, for they are
bought in about the order named: Bart
lett, Seckel, Sheldon, Howell, Clapps,
Anjou, Flemish, Boussock, Lucrative,
Lawrence, Kieffer AID Superfine. After
these there is not much choice, sorts being
ordered to come in between others With.
out regard to what they are,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
The Farm Horse,

Occasionally we meet a horse said to ba
good on the road. at the plough or in any
place. That is what we waat to raise, and
this must be horse of good size and pro-
portions. A short body. broad, deep chest,
Sith loin and hips in proportion; legs
medium length, full and tapering down to
the knee gambreI joints, and short, fiat
and strong below these ioints, making the
legs perfect levers; feet strong aud sou nd,
mot too large), and we'll under the legs.
Many horse of fine body is OF little value
because his legs are not equal to his body.
The neck should be set on so as to carry
the head high, the head fine, broad be
tween the eyes, showing intelligence,
With full nostril. Such horse, from
the nature of his construction, has good
action and the powers of endurance. Such
horse will sell readily for his sall value,
while another horse must be shown re-
peatedly, and the desirable qualities
-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
The Farpasras a WooI.Growsr.

do not wonder, says a correspondent of
Farm and Home, at the farmers failure
as wool-grower. The real trouble is few
men know how to manage their flocks, or
knowing, put their knowledge into prac-
tice. Ii you Will observe the treatment of
focks in most cases you will think that
sheep, like weeds, will grow without care
OF cultivation; and so they willard be
about ss valuable as weeds. Sheep will
live on very rough food and endure great
deal of exposure, and certainly they get
about all they can stand of both at the
hands of the common fsrmer. Upon the
other hand no animal will respond more
freely to kind treatment and good food
than sheep. But neglect seems to be the
great drawback to the farmer as wool
grower; and because sheep fail to give re-
Turns under such treatment, they are
pronounced unworthy. The average fleece
of wool does not weigh over four pounds
and the average sheep does not
yield more than fifty pounds
of mutton, and that of an inferior quality.
What, il by improvement, these fleeces
should be raised to ten or even eight pounds
and the growth of mutton to seventy-five
pounds2 The difference in dollars and cents
in the farmers pocket would make him
look with some degree of favor upon his
locks besides the pleasure In knowing that
he had done something in the way of pro-
erosion. improvement is the one thing
necessary in our flocks. Not that every
farmer should have all thoroughbreds.
That would not be profitable to all. but
grade up the flock by the selection of the
best common ewes and the purchase of
thoroughbred bucks. flew extra dollars
ced thy in a good buck will be returned
pvII multiplied in the enhanced value
1870 thlambs. No man can AFFORD to disre-
gard the quality of the buck he uses. My
experience with sheep has taught anne that
ethey are profablet. Wherefarmers size
their focks according to their farms and
facilities for caring for them they can't fail
to reap reasonable rewards.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Treatment of Colts.

Farmers who raise their own colts are
advised by the Rural New Yorker to take
their best mares and serve them to good
stations about the first of April or May.
In this way the colt Will be three or four
weeks old before the time comes for heavy
work.
Put the colt in box stall, give him a
mare plenty OF oats and sweet hay; no
other grain, but about every other day
about six quarts of potatoes or carrots,
with little salt upon them. Be careful
not to give too many, as they would have
a tendency to scour the colt. When the
mare comes in the stable do not let the
colt suck until she has been watsred and
fed. Let him stay by her until you want
to GO TO work. There Is now in the city of
Schenectady a pair of black horses that
were raised in this way. 1t is claimed shat
they make the finest team in the city.
They are coal blacks and are worth about
$500. The man who raised them worked
the mares all the time, and he is q first
class farmer. You would think so if you
could see his cows and sheep, hogs aud
poultry and farm. He makes a great deal
OF manure, aud that is our best bank. /
find it so. The more manure, the more
grain and hsy, and then the more colts to
sell to ones neighbors. -
There is very mistaken idea among
the farmers. They want to wear a mare
out and then put her to a stallion ard
raise colts. That does not pay; she has
not life enough to raise a good colt, no
matter how good the stallion is, and then
people will lay all the fault to the sire.
A stallion should be worked while he is
serving mares so that his muscles may be
strong; he viii be surer and his colts will
be strong when they come. l work my
stations all the time they are serving
mares.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
An EnterprisiDg Editor,
Dubuque Times,

TIKI -
ere is an enterpiIsIrg newspaper ma6
in Southern California who should be
transferred to larger influence. His latest
utterance in his own paper, the Howler, is
as follows:
Attention is called to the fact that in
the news columns of this mornings Howler
here appears the first and only account OF
tha a. 0ement of our wife with 'Thumbless
P;I,v tba -ute shark, which occurred
1ests,dav Tbus We score another on our
contemporary across the s~See1' h3oK Ior
some spicy inside Developments " % puo.
lished exclusively in this paper tomorrow
morning."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
The Pear to Plant
Germantown Independent

The pear is perhaps the most useful of
all fruits to the one who has but small
garden, as well as a valuable one to he
who has his acres OF trees. It takes bat
little room, bears early, and in sion
from July until November, and 1t is q
fruit that most persons like. While there
are sorts which ripen in July, but few per-
sons plant them, as raspberries and black
berries are in season then, and varieties to
be ripe to eat in early August are consid-
cred early enough. There are sorts pecu-
liar to certain localities. doing bettsr in
them than any others, and but little
known elsewhere. The Jones, for instance,
30 Justly valued in West Philadelphia and
here by those who have grown it, Is I'M
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Force of Habit.
New Orleans Plcsyune.

One OF q couple of rather bold girls in
Atlanta allowed that she would wink at
the first man she met on the street. She
winked. and the young man winked and
said Certainly" and pulled out pocket
pistol loaded with whisky. He had been
clerk in drug store, and the force of habit
on him was strong.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Twice o Widow ar d Once a Grandmother
at Tbirty-Three.
Drozc.
Philadelphia Press


Only thirty-three, grandmother and
twice widow, is not found every day in
the week, but there was a pretty little
woman on Chestnut. street, Saturday after
neon, who enjoys that rather remarkable
distinction. Her name is Mrs. Gertrude
Gaddep, the widow of John z. gladden., OF
San Francisco. At the age of fifteen she
married a gentleman named Herbert, and
a year later became the mother of girl
baby. At the age of twenty Mrs. Herbert
lost her husband and donned widows
weeds, which che wore for twelve years.
Her daughter, rather precocious, mentally
and physically. followed her mothers
example on the day Mrs. Herbert became
Mrs. Gladden.. A year later q child was
born to the daughter. Six months before
this Mr.. gladden. was killed by being thrown
fIom q horse in Los Angeles. Mrs. GaddeI
is rosy. checked, pretty little woman, and
looks very little older than her daughter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Orchard Work.

Much orchard work may be done this
month. The trees which have not yielded
bountiiul supply Of fruit this year have
probably formed q supply of blossom buds
for next years crop, and manuring the
trees will not be apt to increase the
number of apples next season, but it may
assist in making the fruit much larger.
When manuring fruit trees remember that
the feeding roots are not at or near the
trunk of the tree, but at the extremity of
the larger roots, therefore nearly under
the extremity OF the branches and often be-
yond them. In an old orchard the entire
surface Of the ground should be well cover
ed with manure. 1t will be much to the
advantage of the trees and fruit il it is
plowed or spaded in and the ground kept
clean, but for many reasons most farmers
prefer to keep the ground among the trees
in grass. The hay crop may be more
profitable than an increased AMOUNT
of fruit would be. The fruit
that falls is kept clean and is not much
bruised, often fit to sell at nearly as high
prices as that which is picked from the
tree, and labor required TO keep the land
free from weeds would be expensive.
Others compromise by growing hoed
crops few years, then growing grass as
long as the crop is q profitable one, and
breaking up again. OF the two plans, that
OF keeping constantly in grass is best,
when sufficient manure is used as top
dressing to furnish food for both grass
roots and trees. The frequent blowing
breaks many of the smaller roots of the
trees and has a tendency to shorten their
lives, and but few cultivated crops can be
grown ut profit in an orchard, as the
shade in ures them, while the labor of
cultivatiDg such land is greater than that
of working fields free fran trees
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Root Harvesting.

II carrots, beets, mapgolds or English
turnips have been left until this time
thinks the American Cultivator, they should
be neglected no longer, as a sudden change
in the weather even for one cold night,
may be sufficient to spoil them. They should
be topped with care, not too closely, but
not allowing much of leaf or leaf stalk to
remain, as this decays rapidly, and they
communicate its decay to the root itself If
in sufficient quantity.
All of these roots keep better when put
in tight barrels or piled directly upon the
bottom of cool damp cellar. If in addi-
ton to this they are covered with sand,
dry loan, salt, hay or straw, to retain the
moisture In them, they may be kept until
spring, or late in the winter, as fresh as
when put in. The material for covering
is valuable about in the order named. II
the pile is not more than two feet deep, it
will be only necessary to cover it, bat IL
larger it should be covered when at that
depth or little less, before more are
pnt on.
Everyone knows how much better these
roots are for table use when fresh than
when wilted or ''corky,h but not everyone
knows that they are also more valuable for
feeding purposes. Whether the loss in
value when wilted arises from a chemical
change in the root or from becoming less
easily digested does not matter. Probably
it arises from both causes. 1t amounts to
at least about % per cent, and an expert
enced feeder, who has used many roots,
says he would not give half price for wilt
ed roots. There is also a shrinkage of
weight which is important when they are
to be sold. Very few realize how much
roots shrink in keeping few weeks. A
market gardener who has just barreled up
his onions says they have shrunk 10 per
cent IN measure since he put them in the
chod oh
measured in and measured out, he knows
the actual loss. This is one reason why it
is better for the farmer to sell his produce
early in the season if he can obtain a fair
price for it than 10 keep it longer in the
hope of obtaining higher prices.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Knew All About Ii.

LAWYER lin courtl-Little boy, do you
know the nature of an oath2
Little Boy-Yes sir. It's something my
pa uses to put up stovspipes with.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
TIMELY FARM TOPICS.
Deterioration Of Small Fruits-Lsparagas
Culturs-0rchsrd Work, sto.

Autumn Poultry Yerd-The Farm Horse
EzThe Farmer as q wooI-grower-
House and Farm Notes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23

TO THE PUBLIC.
HE- Be sure and ask for Railways and see
that the name "RADWAY" is on what you uT /,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
Household Hints,

must be made so prominent that jec-
tionable points will be overlooked,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23

Hickory nut cake-0ne cup of sugar,
one-han cup butter, one-half cup milk
two cups flour, one cup nuts broken up
and two eggs.
Ginger snaps-One cup of molasses one
cup of white sugar, one egg, one table
spoonful OF vinegar, one each of ginger
and soda. Mix hard.
Cream pie-0ne cup sugar, one egg
keaten well, two cups thick, sweet cream,
one teaspoonful cornstarcb, flavor with
vanilla. Bake in one crust.
Cup cake-Two eggs two cups -four, one
cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half
cup sweet milk, two tablespoonfuls of
baking powder, one teaspoonful vanilla.
waffies-A half cupful of rendered suet
mixed with q pint of sweet milk, a yeast
cake, one egg, on6-half nutmeg and -four
to make batter. Bake in waffle irons.
Brown bread-One cup OF sour milk. one
cup of molasses, one and half cups of
-four and cornmeal, little salt. teaspoon
full Of sugar, teaspoonful OF soda. Steam
three hours.
Lady, cake-A pound Of sugar, one OF
-four, half pound of butter, the whites of
sixteen eggs. Rub the butter and sugar to
flour alternately.
IFuIt Cdk6-1WO pOuuub "a IdlblnS, IuI6e
cups of molasses, three eggs, tWo-thirds OF
a cup of butter, seven cups of -four, one
tablespoonful of soda, spices to taste, Cit
ron and currants il desired.
Egg puddiDg-Half pound Of bread
crumbs half pound of raisins, pound
of chopped apples. four eggs, cup of SUI
gar, piece OF butter the size OF an egg.
spice. Boil in mould. Serve with hard
sauce,
Biscuits-0he quart of -four with two
large teaspoonfuls of baking p)wder mixs d
into it, add u teaspoonful of lard or butter,
little salt, and water enough to make
the dough. Bake in a hot oven twenty
minutes.
GiDgerbread-0ne.half cup OF sugar, ore
cup of molssses, one cup OF butter, one
egg, two-thirds OF g cup of hot water, two
cups of -four, two-thirds OF a teaspoonful
each of ginger and cinnamon, one tea
spoonful of soda.
Cocoanut pudding--Grate the meat of a
large cocoanut. Roll fine FIVE Boston
crackers and mix with the oocoanut. add
milk enough to beat, and q teaspoonful
Of butter. Beat FIVE eggs, add cup of
sugar, mix, and bake like custard.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23
RAILWAYS
READY RELIEF

WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE.
Inflammation OF the kidneys, Inflammation
of bladder. Inflammation OF the bowels, con-
gestion OF the lungs, sore throat difficult
breathing, pa'pitation of the heart Mysteries,
Group, diphtheria, catarrh, influenza, head.
ache, toothache, neuralgia, rheumatism, cold
chills, chlolsins, frost bites, nervousness Sleep
leSsneEs.
The application of the READY REL IEF to the
part or parts where the difficulty or pain ex-
lists will afford ease and comfort.
Thirty to sixty drops in half a tumbler OF
water will in few minutes cure cramps. sour
stomach heart burn. Headache. diarrhoea, dys-
entery, collie wind in the bowels and internal
pains.